Demonstrating Lluis Porqueras’ practice to strip down an object until only pure functionality is left, the Funiculi collection prioritises practicality within a beautifully simple design. Based upon the 1979 lamp of the same name, Marset has relaunched the piece proving the design to be as cutting edge as it was during its initial launch over forty years ago. Lightweight, the light utilises the same double-clip mechanism from the original, allowing for effortless height adjustment and 360º shade rotation.
Available in a selection of attractive colourways, the Funiculi can create a striking design statement.
Lluís Porqueras himself recognises that he began designing without really knowing what industrial design was all about. In 1956 he set up Stoa, the first Catalan design studio, which, amongst other things, brought out lights by Enric Franch.
Together with Jaume Vaquero, he established Vapor in 1979. The company manufactured warm, simple lamps, going against the technological trendiness of the times. “I made very simple things”, affirms Lluís. “Even though the manufacturing process involved 25 separate operations, the end result was simplicity itself; all I wanted to do was to pare away, to pare away and to pare away until I reached the pure essence of a simple, useful object!”.
